List of Cambridge United F.C. managers

This is a list of Cambridge United managers since the 1970/71 season and the club's inception into the Football League. The club had 15 permanent managers as a League club until it was relegated to the Football Conference in 2005, as well as three who took the role on a caretaker basis. Only John Beck has held the role more than once, including a spell from 1990 to 1992 which is generally considered one of the most successful in the club's history.

The current manager of Cambridge United is Garry Monk.

Managers since 1970

This list includes all those who have managed the club since 1970, when the club joined the Football League for the first time, whether managing on a full-time or caretaker basis. Games played include all league and cup matches (if applicable), and the win percentage is calculated from the total of games.

Name Nationality Cambridge United career Games Won Drawn Lost % won Pts/game
Bill Leivers[1]  England 1967–1974 201 71 56 74 35.3 1.34
Ron Atkinson[2]  England 1974–1978 146 68 42 36 46.6 1.68
John Docherty[3]  Scotland 1978–1983 251 83 69 99 33.0 1.27
John Cozens (caretaker)[4]  England 1983–1984 6 0 3 3 0.0 0.50
John Ryan[5]  England 1984–1985 45 6 10 29 13.3 0.62
Ken Shellito[6]  England 1985 45 8 9 28 17.8 0.73
Christopher Turner[7]  England 1986–1990 208 79 54 75 37.9 1.40
John Beck[8]  England 1990–1992 159 75 46 38 47.2 1.70
Gary Johnson (caretaker)[9]  England 1992 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a
Ian Atkins[10]  England 1992–1993 29 7 10 12 24.1 1.07
Gary Johnson[9]  England 1993–1995 136 41 38 57 30.4 1.19
Tommy Taylor[11]  England 1995–1996 74 28 17 29 37.8 1.36
Roy McFarland[12]  England 1996–2001 232 77 68 87 33.2 1.29
John Beck[13]  England 2001 36 9 12 15 25.0 1.08
John Taylor[14]  England 2001–2004 135 41 37 57 30.4 1.19
Dale Brooks (caretaker)[15]  England 2004 1 0 0 1 0.0 0.00
Claude Le Roy[16]  France 2004 8 4 3 1 50.0 1.88
Hervé Renard[17]  France 2004 25 4 7 14 16.0 0.76
Ricky Duncan (caretaker)[18]  England 2004 1 0 1 0 0.0 1.00
Steve Thompson[19]  England 2004–2005 23 5 8 10 21.7 1.00
Rob Newman[20]  England 2005–2006 53 17 11 25 32.0 1.17
Lee Power (caretaker)[21]  England 2006 3 1 2 0 33.3 1.67
Jimmy Quinn[22][23]  Northern Ireland 2006–2008 96 44 20 32 45.8 1.58
Gary Brabin[24]  England 2008–2009 54 27 14 13 50.0 1.76
Paul Carden (caretaker)[25]  England 2009 2 1 0 1 50.0 1.50
Martin Ling[26]  England 2009–2011 87 28 28 31 32.1 1.29
Jez George[27]  England 2011–2012 83 29 27 27 34.9 1.37
Richard Money[28]  England 2012–2015 170 67 45 58 39.4 1.45
Joe Dunne (caretaker)[29]  Ireland 2015 1 1 0 0 100.0 3.00
Shaun Derry[30]  England 2015–2018 124 48 29 47 38.7 1.40
Joe Dunne[29]  Ireland 2018 40 14 8 18 35.0 1.25
Mark Bonner (caretaker)[31]  England 2018 3 0 2 1 0.0 0.67
Colin Calderwood[32]  Scotland 2018–2020 61 15 17 29 24.6 1.02
Mark Bonner[31]  England 2020–2023 201 77 43 81 38.3 1.36
Barry Corr (caretaker)  Ireland 2023 1 1 0 0 100 3.00
Neil Harris[33]  England 2023–2024 14 5 3 6 35.7 1.29
Barry Corr (caretaker)  Ireland 2024 3 0 0 3 0.0 0.00
Garry Monk[34]  England 2024– 11 2 4 5 18.2 0.91

Earlier Managers

The above table lists managers since Cambridge United's election to the Football League, however the club existed for some 58 years before 1970. Some of the managers that took charge of Cambridge in this earlier period between the end of the Second World War and 1970 include:

  • Roy Kirk (1964–1966)
  • Alan Moore (1960–1963)
  • Bill Craig (1959–1960)
  • Bert Johnson (1955–1959)
  • Gerald Williams (1955)
  • Bill Whittaker (1949–1955)

Assistant Managers

Many people have taken the role of assistant manager at Cambridge United in its long history. These include, in recent times: John Cozens, Malcolm Webster, John Beck, Gary Johnson, Brian Owen, Tommy Taylor, Paul Clark, Danny O'Shea, David Preece, Shane Westley, Rob Newman, Tony Spearing, Steve Castle, Alan Lewer, Willy Wordsworth, Paul Carden and Nolan Keeley. The club's current assistants are Barry Corr and Kevin Betsy.

See also

References

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